The band was riding high on the concert trail by this time, headlining venues like Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium and Charlotte Motor Speedway , and the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Black Oak Arkansas also played at the California Jam festival in Ontario, California , on April 6, 1974.…
Read More
Released in 1974, Sheer Heart Attack reached number two in the UK, sold well throughout Europe, and went gold in the US.
In 1974, Kim Fowley produced an album for Blue Cheer, with sometime Steppenwolf member Nick St. Nicholas co-producing. The lineup included the Peterson brothers on bass and guitar, along with ex- Hollywood Stars members Ruben De Fuentes on guitar and Terry Rae on drums. Although the album was never released,…
Read More
The follow-up to High on the Hog , 1974’s Street Party (featuring “Son of a Gun”, “Brink of Creation”, “Hey Ya’ll” and “Dixie”, as well as a cover of the Motown classic “Dancing in the Street”), failed to maintain the momentum, but another 1974 release entitled Early Times , a…
Read More
In 1974, Led Zeppelin took a break from touring and launched their own record label, Swan Song , named after an unreleased song. The record label’s logo is based on a drawing called Evening: Fall of Day (1869) by William Rimmer . The drawing features a figure of a winged…
Read More
The band’s third album, Secret Treaties (1974), received positive reviews, featuring songs such as “Career of Evil” (co-written by Patti Smith), “Dominance and Submission” and ” Astronomy “. As a result of constant touring, the band was now capable of headlining shows. The album continued their upward sales trend, and…
Read More
By 1974, the band had returned their base of operations to the Northeast (Northern New Jersey) and Medlocke developed nodes on his vocal cords and temporarily lost his voice. Another singer, Patrick Jude, was brought into the band. But after a brief time, Medlocke was able to sing again and…
Read More
Hughes and Coverdale brought vocal harmonies and elements of funk and blues, respectively, to the band’s music, a sound that was even more apparent on the late 1974 release Stormbringer .
Helix were formed in 1974 for a battle of the bands contest in Kitchener, Ontario , Canada by drummer Bruce Arnold and lead guitarist Ron Watson. They were originally a six-piece, consisting of Arnold, lead vocalist Brian Vollmer , guitarists Watson and Rick “Minstrel” Trembley, keyboardist Don Simmons, and bassist…
Read More
During the recording of Miami in 1974, Kenner ran into legal troubles after a drug bust and was not available initially for recording. Other singers were reportedly auditioned but eventually Kenner was able to return to complete the album. Not happy with the musical direction, and frustrated with the indifference…
Read More